Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘these people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.'” Mark 7:6 -7 (NLT)
An award-winning music duo plunged from the height of fame to the depths of shameful obscurity when found guilty of lip-syncing. The Pharisees’ worship sounded good to people but their heart was far from God. What came from their lips was fake. Let us not give our God lip-service worship. Make sure our heart of worship is pure and is directed to God alone.
Prayer: God of Glory, forgive me when my worship is impressive to man but dishonors You. Thank you accepting my worship. AMEN.
Thanks for joining me for the days of Christmas as we focus on worship of the Savior, Jesus the Christ. As the author, each daily reading was first published and featured in the 2015-16 Winter edition of YOU Adult Bible Study for Lifeway.
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